Traditional cider-based drink wassail offered in Cooperstown

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Nov 24, 2010 at 12:01 AMNov 24, 2010 at 3:42 AM

To mark the holiday season, the Fly Creek Cider Mill will feature wassail, the traditional cider-based holiday drink. Samples and spice mixes will be offered each weekend from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Dec. 19.

Wassail dates from the 1300s when sharing a pot of holiday wassail was a community event. The word evolved from the Old English “waes hael” meaning good health. It was the custom to drink and shout again “Waes Hael!” before passing the bowl on to the next participant. Wassailing became a tradition as carolers carried bowls of hot wassail for good health. Mill visitors will learn to prepare wassail several different ways.

Visit www.flycreekcidermill.com for information.

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